Question

Which element is described by words such as bright, dark, and mellow?

timbre


key


pitch


beat

Answer 1

timbre 
defined as sonorous quality creating various expressive effects, described with words such as bright, dark, brilliant, mellow and rich.

Answer 2

Your answer is Timbre

Which is defined as sonorous quality creating various expressive effects, described with words such as bright, dark, brilliant, mellow and rich.

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